The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-23
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.

Three Lives Lost, and Great Damage In
flicted in and About Ozark.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, April 22.--About o'clock
this morning tornado. originating in the In
dian Territory and moving almost due east,
passed through the country four miles north
and along the line of the Little Rock & Fort
Smith railroad. 1t was between a quarter and
half mile wide and near Ozark, Franklin
county, began doing great damage trees.
houses and fences Further east, near Coal
Hill and Clarksvile, Johnson county, the dam
age was very serious and many persons were in
5ured. Four miles from Clarksvi'le. this after
4c On, Turner. John Reeds child; G. D. Rowey's
daughter, and child of Mr.. Petty were killed.
A man named Phillips, near Ozark. was Sc
verely injured by falling timber. The loss to
farmers in buildings. fences stocks and grow
ing crops is very heavy, but it cannot be est-
mated. The Gazette's Ozark special says:
"a heavy wind approached from several direc-
tions. and the currents met in this valley and
passed up the canyon east of the town about
the head of which the funnel appearance Of the
cyclone was first seen. A track 300 yards wide
was laid almost entirely bare. timber and all
sorts of improvements being blown in every di-
where the funnel first struck the ground, was
blown forty feet and leveied. Mr. Worthy was
badly hurt. but his family escaped by not being
inside the house. McCourts's Church was COM
pletely destroyed. One dwelling near by was
leveled. but the members OF the family SO
caught between timbers that nobody was hurt
Mrs James Morrison was severely bruised E.
T. Woodruff. John Alstott, Russell Num-, John
Miller and j. A. McCourts are the principal suf
ferers in this section. The general damage was
done to stock, out-buiidings. fencing and bloom
ing orchards outside the immediate track of the
cyclone, while inside everything was nearly a
total wreck"
Another List of Killed and Injured.
Fort SMITH, Ark, April pa special from
Clarksyille. this State. to the Tribune, says: "A
terrible cyclone passed over this country from
west to east. from two to three miles wide, at
o'clock this morning, passing north of Carks-
vile and doing fearful damage.
The following persons were killed: Mrs. P NJ
Turner, child of j. NJ. Reed, grown daughter
of G. D. Rowsey, child of Mr. Ritter. two chill.
dren of J. D. Hillett.
The following were badly wounded by falling
houses and flying timbers: P. NJ. Turner and
two children. Mr.. Stovall and wife. Milton
Stone and wife, J. D. Rowsey and wife. Mrs. w.
P. Blackburn and some children, Frank Moran
and one of his children, several members of
Simon Wises family.
The houses of all these persons were blown
down and scattered far and near. The follow
ing persons lost their houses, barns and fences,
which were blown away and totally destroyed:
Thomas Self. Mike West, o. C. Pownes. Ste
phen West, Sarah Burt, w. NJ. Swords. James
E. Van Glider, John Wiley, John Nichols. Rube
Matthews, j. A. Russell. L. J. Woodward, w.
P. Ford, NJ. F. Kirwin, j. H. Griffin, J. j. Ford,
w. H. Stone, John Policy, D. C. Weaver,
Alfred King, Reuben King, Andrew Moulden,
Andrew J. Gosett, Jim Wise, G. NJ. Fowler, P.
H. Morgan.
Considerable stock was killed All farms are
lying open. and many families will suffer if not
aided at once.